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Cast Software WYSIWYG R29

TORONTO – Cast Software has recently released WYSIWYG R29, the new version of CAST Software’s industry standard pre-visualization suite. Among the new features are the Six Degrees of Freedom Camera and Shaded View Selection. The Six Degrees feature means users may position the camera in any way they choose, mirroring the complete freedom of movement that they would have with a physical camera in a live situation. Shaded View Selection speeds up the process of selecting fixtures and changing characteristics while in design mode.

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Sharks at the Beverly Hilton

Christie Adds Bite to Discovery Channel’s Shark Week

LOS ANGELES – Sharks were seen recently prowling the pool of the Beverly Hilton hotel, but luckily for guests, it was just a projection from a Christie YK200 dual-arm yoke, with a Christie projector mounted on it. Another six Christie projectors displayed similar shark-related images on a large wall nearby. It was all part of the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week 25th anniversary celebration.

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Martin Seminars Beijing

Martin Product Innovation Tours Across China

HONG KONG – Martin Hong Kong has been touring the company’s newest products across China, in celebration of Martin Professional’s 25th anniversary. Stops in Guangzhou, Beijing and Hong Kong have already been held with upcoming stops planned for the Prolight + Sound exhibition in Shanghai Oct. 11-14, and Chengdu and Wuhan in late October.

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Mella Club

Martin LEDs Color Hong Kong’s Mella Club

HONG KONG – in the heart of Hong Kong’s central district, Mella Club is the newest resident in the city’s busy Lan Kwai Fong nightlife scene. Opened in July, the club’s focus is on design with a dance floor light show courtesy of MAC 101 and MAC 350 Entour fixtures, supplied by Martin Professional Hong Kong.

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Lion's Den Stage

CPL Supplies Boomtown Fair Lion’s Den Stage

WEST MIDLANDS, UK – Technical solutions provider Central Presentations Ltd (CPL) supplied a lighting and camera/visuals/projection package for the 2012 Boomtown Fair’s Lion’s Den Stage. The event was staged at Matterley Bowl near Winchester, a location kept secret until the last possible minute as part of the boutique style festival’s aura of anticipation and surprise. Rob Barnaville designed the lighting, in collaboration with CPL. The design aimed to maximize all the available stage space and the variable headroom, and provide eye-catching, operated ‘on-the-fly’ lighting.

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Prodigy

Robe LEDBeams Light Up The Prodigy in Belgrade

BELGRADE, Serbia – Serbian rental company Studio Berar purchased 50 new Robe ROBIN 100 LEDBeams initially to meet a spec by LD Andy Hurst for The Prodigy, and their headline performance at the recent Warriors Dance Festival. The event was staged at the Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade, a cultural location dating back to the first century AD when it served as a Roman military camp.

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Splashy Fen

South Africa’s Splash Fen Music Festival Chooses Robe

KwaZulu Natal, South Africa – Robe moving lights were chosen for the 2012 Splashy Fen Music Festival, staged in the foothills of the southern Drakensberg mountains in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Returning designer for the second year was Llewellyn Pieters from Durban-based event technical support company, Black Coffee. The Robes stood up to an exceptionally dusty environment, and handled the general humidity and the salty sea air well, says Pieters.

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Evanescence

Sharpy Rides in Rig with ‘Carnival of Madness’

LOS ANGELES – Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures were specified on the “Carnival of Madness” tour, the annual rock extravaganza that played major US cities this summer.  Evanescence headlined dates across the country along with Chevelle, Halestorm, New Medicine and CAVO. Evanescence’s LD Dan Hardiman selected 26 Sharpy fixtures for the exclusive use of the band.  The core of the Evanescence rig was used for all of the musical acts.

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entranceway

Renegade Makes a Surreal Entrance at 100% Design

LONDON – Renegade’s Nick Gray created a 50-meter video sculpture for the entrance of the 2012 100% Design exhibition at Earls Court. The work, which resembled an intricate DNA wire-frame structure in architecture and appearance, was fed with video content from a media server, and drew attendees into a completely immersive experience. “I wanted to create a real sense of physical anticipation as people traversed the tunnel, which was completely black apart from the video streams flowing and tumbling around it. The idea was that people undertook a journey as they passed down the tunnel, experiencing emotion, excitement and proper physical sensations,” Gray says.

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Luis Miguel

Martin Vipers Tour Worldwide with Luis Miguel

SYCAMORE, IL – Luis Miguel’s current world tour is using Martin Professional’s new MAC Viper Profile automated spot fixture. Upstaging is supplying the tour as spec’d by LD/show designer Dave Maxwell, who swapped out some of the 1200w fixtures with the new 1000w Martin fixture.

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Rob Steel

LSC Opens US Office, with Rob Steel at the Helm

KNOXVILLE, TN – Australian-based lighting systems control manufacturer LSC Lighting Systems (Aust) Pty Ltd, is opening a fully staffed office in the US. Industry veteran Rob Steel will head up the new office, based in Knoxville, TN. The new office will offer products and service, along with technical support and operator training.

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Cory Walker

Cory Walker Joins Christie Lites Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – Cory Walker has recently joined Christie Lites as a National Account Rep in the Las Vegas office. Walker was previously Account Executive at Morpheus Lights in Las Vegas for the past six years. He started his career in the late 1980s as a stagehand in Chicago, and soon his varied production skills led him to positions with Jack Morton, Upstaging and VLPS. He moved to Las Vegas in 2001 as an LD/programmer for Sam’s Town Live, and started taking electrician calls from Morpheus, which led to his stint there.

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